5. FILES › 5.2 CICS Information Area Files › 5.2.5 CICS File/DBD Activity File (CICCSF) › 5.2.5.3 CICCSF Usage Considerations

5.2.5.3 CICCSF Usage Considerations

This section identifies some special considerations or
techniques related to using the CICCSF File.

1.  The CICCSF File is available only when The Monitor for
    CICS is the input data source.  The input to this file
    consists of the file segments contained within The
    Monitor's Task Accounting Detail record.

    Refer to Section 10.1.9 for information on activating
    this file.

2.  The USRXCSF exit can be used to limit the amount of data
    to be summarized into the CICCSF File.  This can be done
    using two techniques.  First, code the exit to reject a
    file segment from further processing.  Second, the
    element CSFFID, which is the file identifier from the
    file segment, can be modified to a generic name instead
    of retaining the actual file identifier.

3.  The ENDTS and STARTTS, when appearing in the DAYS, WEEKS,
    MONTHS, or YEARS timespans, bound the span of time over
    which the data has been summarized, with STARTTS being
    the lowest date and time, and ENDTS the highest date and
    time for the data summarized.